Chinese cranes vase soars above estimate in Cape Town
Estimated at Zar20,000-30,000, this 11in (28cm) ‘crane and deer’ famille rose pear-shaped vase sold for Zar2m (£91,800) at Stephan Welz (14% plus VAT buyer’s premium) in Cape Town.
Although most probably made in the Republican era (1912-49), it has a pseudo Qianlong reign mark t…